ADVANCED LANGUAGE TUTORIAL - 2025/6
Module code: LAN1009
Module Overview
This module will allow students to develop their fluency and accuracy in both target languages, through language-learning tasks across all four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing).
Module provider
Literature & Languages
Module Leader
YUNES VINCKE Estefania (Lit & Langs)
Number of Credits: 15
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Framework: FHEQ Level 4
Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A
Overall student workload
Independent Learning Hours: 60
Seminar Hours: 22
Guided Learning: 68
Module Availability
Semester 1
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
Students from Modern Languages (French and Spanish) with Post A level in both French and Spanish
Module content
Indicative content includes:
delivering a presentation, e.g. body language, visual aids, handling questions
listening comprehension
intonation, stress, pitch
grammatical terminology in Spanish and French
the grammar of spoken and written Spanish and French
Skills and practice of working across two target languages
Academic and conversational French and Spanish
Assessment pattern
| Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Research Project | 50 |
| Oral exam or presentation | Oral Assignment | 50 |
Alternative Assessment
n/a
Assessment Strategy
The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the use of the target languages
ability to analyse and interpret texts
ability to select and synthesise information from written and oral texts
ability to take notes effectively and use IT skills to find and present relevant information
Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:
-Coursework assignment: Research Project
-Oral presentation
Formative assessment and feedback: Formative assessment will focus on student participation and class discussions throughout the module.
Students will be provided with detailed written feedback following coursework assignments.
Verbal feedback will also occur in class and individual appointments if required.
Module aims
- This innovative module aims to develop the linguistic and emerging research skills to enable students to participate and communicate effectively in a range of contexts in both French and Spanish, and to develop their ability to work across their target languages.
- It is intended specifically for students starting their degree with a post-A level qualification in both target languages.
Learning outcomes
| Attributes Developed | ||
| 001 | On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: communicate effectively, in speaking and writing, and with a relatively good degree of fluency and accuracy in French and Spanish | CKT |
| 002 | Recognise distinguishing features of spoken and written professional genres | KP |
| 003 | Recognise and use appropriate nonverbal techniques in professional communication | CP |
| 004 | Use the grammatical and pragmatic conventions of language which are required for communication in professional contexts | KPT |
| 005 | Demonstrate a good degree of grammatical accuracy in their use of more advanced French and Spanish grammar | K |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
Methods of Teaching / Learning
The learning and teaching strategy is designed to:
enable students to develop their language skills as a medium for understanding, expression and communication, through listening, speaking, reading and writing in the target language;
enable students to acquire explicit knowledge of the linguistic structures, grammar and stylistic registers through attending classes and reading in the target language;
encourage student participation and learner autonomy, through individual tutorials
develop research skills, through reading and presenting findings.
enable students to engage in analytical and evaluative thinking, to analyse and interpret texts and other cultural products.
develop communication skills through interactions in class
Enable students to work with ease across their two languages of study.
The learning and teaching methods include:
Two contact hours per week over Semester 1.
Classes will be seminars
Students are expected to read extensively outside classes in order to participate in seminars.
Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.
Reading list
https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: LAN1009
Other information
Surrey's Curriculum Framework is committed to developing graduates with strengths in Employability, Digital Capabilities, Global and Cultural Capabilities, Sustainability and Resourcefulness and Resilience. This module is designed to allow students to develop knowledge, skills and capabilities in the following areas: Employability: Alongside acquiring expertise in their chosen research topic, students develop highly transferable project management skills as a result of completing a research project and delivering a presentation in their target languages. Students are required to manage their time effectively and undertake independent research on their topic, followed by analysis and evaluation. Through individual tutorials, students are encouraged to develop learner autonomy and adaptability. The module enables students to develop agile thinking and to communicate complex ideas in both French and Spanish, in a formal, academic register. Global and Cultural Capabilities: Students will be supported in developing their written and oral skills in both their target languages, and to explore a range of topics and sources connecting to both languages, thus furthering their development as skilled linguists with strong cultural awareness. A most innovative aspect of this module, which is addressed to advanced linguists with two Language A levels, is the focus on working across both target languages, which will heighten their intercultural capabilities and represent a rare skill at this level of study. Sustainability: This will be integrated as a working theme in the module provision. Thematic contents will be flexible and student-led to an extent; it is therefore expected that sustainability will be chosen as a topic for individual research project, as is the case in all modules where students choose their own research topics. Resourcefulness and Resilience: This L4, sem. 1 module is intended to provide stretch for advanced linguists, in a highly supportive environment, thus cultivating their resourcefulness and resilience. Students will be allocated a project supervisor, and an effort will be made to connect University study with A level Language syllabi.
Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2025/6 academic year.